Voting begins on Osaka metropolis plan

Voters fill in ballots at a polling station in Osaka's Fukushima Ward on May 17, 2015, for a referendum on Mayor Toru Hashimoto's proposal to reform the city administration into a metropolitan government similar to Tokyo's. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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